June 2016
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CBO Launches Beta Version of Mobile-Friendly Website
June 27, 2016These enhancements are aimed at making our work more accessible and ensuring that visitors to our website will access the same content and have a similar experience regardless of the device they use.
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CBO To Release Long-Term Budget Outlook on July 12
June 23, 2016The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook will be available on CBO’s website at 10:00 a.m. on the day of release.
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The Budgetary Effects of the United States’ Participation in the International Monetary Fund
June 16, 2016CBO describes the procedures it uses to develop a market-based estimate of the cost of new U.S. commitments to the International Monetary Fund that reflects the small risk that the IMF could incur large losses.
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The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Federal Investment
June 16, 2016Federal investment in physical capital, education, and research and development boosts private-sector productivity gradually. The overall macroeconomic and budgetary effects of federal investment depend on how that spending is financed.
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Social Security Disability Insurance: Participation and Spending
June 15, 2016In 2015, Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) benefit payments totaled $143 billion. CBO examines approaches that could improve the financial sustainability of the DI program and delay exhaustion of the DI trust fund past 2022.
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The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2013
June 8, 2016In 2013, households in the top, middle, and bottom income quintiles received 53, 14, and 5 percent, respectively, of the nation’s before-tax income and paid 69, 9, and 1 percent, respectively, of federal taxes.
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Monthly Budget Review for May 2016
June 7, 2016The federal budget deficit was $408 billion for the first eight months of fiscal year 2016, CBO estimates—$41 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period last year.
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A Macroeconomic Analysis of the President’s 2017 Budget
June 6, 2016The President’s budget proposals would make U.S. output larger over the next decade than it would be under current law—mostly by changing immigration laws. The economic effects would affect the budget in ways that would reduce deficits.
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Scanning and Imaging Shipping Containers Overseas: Costs and Alternatives
June 2, 2016Scanning and imaging all U.S.-bound shipping containers at overseas ports would cost $12 billion to $32 billion over 10 years, CBO estimates. Boosting the number of containers imaged at U.S. ports instead would cost considerably less.
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Potential Increases in Hurricane Damage in the United States: Implications for the Federal Budget
June 2, 2016How much will hurricane damage increase in coming years because of climate change and coastal development? This report examines the implications for the federal budget and three approaches for decreasing the pressure for federal spending.
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